
Edward James Olmos
Biography
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), actor in and director of American Me (1992), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), and Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982), and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). In 2018, he played the father of two members of an out…
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Filmography
Acting (141)
Movies (99)
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026as Narrator
One Fast Move
2024as Abel
Outlaw Posse
2024as Ossie
Walking with Herb
2021as Joe Amable-Amo
Chasing Wonders
2021as Luis
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021as Self - Actor (Gaff)
Space Songs: Through the Distance
2020as Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020as Self
A Dog's Way Home
2019as Axel
The Devil Has a Name
2019as Santiago
Imprisoned
2019as Hospicio
Windows on the World
2019as Balthazar
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019as Self
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
2019as Self
Every Night's a Saturday Night
2018as Self
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
2018as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
Blade Runner 2049
2017as Gaff
Coco
2017as Chicharrón (voice)
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017as Gaff (voice)
LA 92
2017as Self (archive footage)
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017as Himself
Americano
2016as Gayo (voice)
Monday Nights at Seven
2016as Charlie
Unity
2015as Narrator (voice)
Exile Nation: The Plastic People
2014as Narrator (voice)
Agave is Life
2014as Narrator (voice)
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
2 Guns
2013as Papi Greco
Go for Sisters
2013as Freddy Suárez
Filly Brown
2013as Leandro
A Bridge Apart
2013as (Voice)
The Green Hornet
2011as Michael Axford
America
2011as Mr. Irving
I'm Still Here
2010as Edward James Olmos
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
2009as Narrator
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009as Commander William Adama
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008as Diablo (voice)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
2007as Admiral William Adama
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007as Self
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
2007as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007as Self
Walkout
2006as Julian Nava
Splinter
2006as Captain garcia
Recycled Life
2006as Narrator
La Cerca
2005as Narrator / Old Niño
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
The Judge
2001as Judge Armando Acosta
The Road to El Dorado
2000as Chief (voice)
The Princess and the Barrio Boy
2000as Nestor Garcia
Gossip
2000as Detective Curtis
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999as Salvatore Maranzano
The Unfinished Journey
1999as Narrator (voice)
Zapatista
1999as Narrator (voice)
The Wall
1998as Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998as Vamanos
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998as Det. Anthony Piscotti
Selena
1997as Abraham Quintanilla
12 Angry Men
1997as Juror 11
Selena Remembered
1997as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Confidential
1997as Stan Navarro, Sr.
Prophecies of the Millennium
1997as Host
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997as Self - Actor, Director, Latino-Activist
Manu: Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
1997as Narrator
Caught
1996as Joe
Death in Granada
1996as Roberto Lozano
The Limbic Region
1996as Lucca
My Family
1995as Paco
Mirage
1995as Matteo Juarez
Slave of Dreams
1995as Potiphar
Lives in Hazard
1994as self
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
The Burning Season
1994as Wilson Pinheiro
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
1994as Jose Menendez
A Million to Juan
1994as The Angel
Roosters
1993as Gallo Morales
Learning Not To Hurt
1993as Self
American Me
1992as Montoya Santana
Maria's Story
1991as José Serrano (voice)
Talent for the Game
1991as Virgil Sweet
The Earth Day Special
1990as Hospital Director
Triumph of the Spirit
1989as Gypsy
Stand and Deliver
1988as Jaime A. Escalante
Saving Grace
1986as Ciolino
Blue Collar & Buddha
1986as Narrator
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983as Gregorio Cortez
The Nightingale
1983as Prime Minister
Blade Runner
1982as Gaff
Seguin
1982as Gen. Santa Anna
Wolfen
1981as Eddie Holt
Zoot Suit
1981as El Pachuco
300 Miles for Stephanie
1981as Art Vela
Virus
1980as Captain Lopez
Dead Angle
1979
Evening in Byzantium
1978as Angelo
Alambrista!
1977as 1st Drunk
Aloha Bobby and Rose
1975as Chicano #1
Office Romance
as Captain Jack Cruz
Blue Collar & Buddha
Television (42)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023as Molecule Man (voice)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023as Self
La Californie !
2023as Self - Actor
Bless This Mess
2019as Randy
Mayans M.C.
2018as Felipe Reyes
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014as Himself
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013as Robert Gonzales
Portlandia
2011as Edward James Olmos
Blue Bloods
2010as Lorenzo Batista
Dave Navarro's Spread
2007
Eureka
2006as First sled dog
Dexter
2006as Prof. James Gellar
Battlestar Galactica
2004as Commander William Adama
The Batman
2004as Chief Rojas (voice)
Battlestar Galactica
2003as Commander Adama
George Lopez
2002as Mr. Vega
American Family
2002as Jess Gonzalez
Greetings from Tucson
2002as Priest
The Judge
2001as Judge Armando Acosti
The West Wing
1999as Roberto Mendoza
Gun
1997as Father Santos
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Dead Man's Walk
1996as Captain Salazar
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as Rey Emiliano (voice)
500 Nations
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994as Col. Victor Walls
The Magic School Bus
1994as Mr. Ramon (voice)
The Simpsons
1989as Pit Master (voice)
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988as Frank Corbo
Miami Vice
1984as Martin Castillo
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982as Prime Minister
Hill Street Blues
1981
CHiPs
1977
The Fitzpatricks
1977as Don Vasquez
Starsky & Hutch
1975as Julio Gutierez
The Blue Knight
1975as Clemente (as Ed Olmos)
Police Woman
1974
Kojak
1973as Paco
Police Story
1973
Cannon
1971
Hawaii Five-O
1968as Dancer
Crew (14)
Movies (12)
Say a Little Prayer
2024Executive Producer
The Devil Has a Name
2019Director
The Devil Has a Name
2019Producer
Go for Sisters
2013Producer
Filly Brown
2013Executive Producer
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009Director
Walkout
2006Director
Selena Remembered
1997Producer
American Me
1992Director
American Me
1992Producer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983Associate Producer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983Original Music Composer
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